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07-30-2012, 04:30 PM
CARTERSVILLE, GA – NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series title contenders had a busy Week 18 of competition, as five of the top ten drivers posted wins, and the top four are now separated by just nine points. All but one of the Top 20 drivers was in action during Week 18, as the points continue to tighten up among them.
Mickey Trosclair of Luling, LA continues to lead the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series standings with 790 points after netting seven points with a fourth-place finish on Friday night at Hattiesburg Motorsports Park in Hattiesburg, MS. Trosclair now holds a five point lead over Chase Washington of Houlka, MS.
Trosclair also had a 40-point win on Saturday night at Pike County Speedway in McComb, MS driving the J. Dunning Sandblasting and Painting Special, his 19th win of the 2012 NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series season.
Washington moved up to the second point in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series standings with 785 points after driving the Jerry Inmon Racing Special to his eighth win of the season on Friday night at Hattiesburg Motorsports Park, netting him ten points. Washington followed that up on Saturday night with win number nine at Columbus Speedway in Columbus, MS.
The third outing for Washington in Week 18 NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series competition came on Sunday night at Magnolia Motor Speedway in Columbus, MS where he had a second-place finish after a side-by-side duel with title contender Jeremy Shaw of Millport, AL in the Summit Resource Development Trak-Star.
Shannon Lee of Lumberton, MS raced to a pair of third-place finishes on Friday night at Hattiesburg Motorsports Park and at Jackson Motor Speedway in Jackson, MS on Saturday night driving the Billy Riels Racing Trak-Star. Lee netted two points to bring his best 14 week point total to 783 and the third spot in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series standings.
Ryan King and Ryan King both posted wins in NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Week 18 competition on Saturday night. Huh? Now, before you think this writer has totally lost his mind, Ryan King of Seymour, TN won at 411 Motor Speedway in Seymour, TN and Ryan King of Anniston, AL won at Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, AL.
Tennessee Ryan King drove the Brian King Roofing Stinger to his fifth win of the season and netted nine points to bring his 14 week total to 781 points and the fourth spot in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series standings. Alabama Ryan King drove the David King Automotive Special to his first win of the season.
A car owner with a sense of humor should hire both Ryan Kings, put them in identical cars and watch the scorers go insane!
Brent Barrett of Cleveland, MS was able to net nine points in double features on Saturday night at Greenville Speedway in Greenville, MS. Barrett drove the Custom Spraying GRT to a seventh-place finish in the Week 16 make-up feature to net three points, and then finished fourth in the Week 18 night cap to net six points. Barrett is fifth in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series standings with 764 points.
Michael Arnold of Hattiesburg, MS used his last week to earn full points count, as he drove the Billy Riels Racing/Reynolds Motorsports GRT to a second-place finish on Friday night at Hattiesburg Motorsports Park. The 49 points he earned moved Arnold up to the sixth spot in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series standings with 749 points.
Jeremy Shaw of Millport, AL continues to climb up the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series point standings after a busy and successful Week 18 of competition. Shaw picked up his seventh and eighth wins of the season while spending the weekend rolling back and forth on U.S. Highway 82 through Mississippi.
On Saturday night, Shaw competed in the Greenville Speedway double features, finishing second in the Week 16 make-up race, and then winning the Week 18 night cap. On Sunday night, Shaw was victorious for the second time in as many nights to bring his NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series point total up to 743 and the seventh spot in the standings. Shaw still has one more week to earn full points.
Corey Hedge(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word) of Loudon, TN is eighth in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series standings with 740 points. Hedge(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word) netted 23 points with a third-place finish on Saturday night at 411 Motor Speedway driving the Eagle Racing Engines Rocket.
Duke Palasini of Leland, MS vaulted into the top ten of the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series standings with his eighth win of the season and a third-place finish in the double features on Saturday night at Greenville Speedway driving the Palasini Farms Special. That landed the 2011 NeSmith Chevrolet WRS West Region Runner-Up in the ninth spot at 738 points with one more week left to earn full points.
Bubba Harrison of Cleveland, MS also used his last two weeks to earn full points to his advantage in the Greenville Speedway double features. Harrison drove the Robinson Electric GRT to a pair of sixth-place finishes to bring his 14-week point total up to 737 and the tenth spot in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series standings.
In other NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Week 18 action, Montana Dudley of Phenix City, AL opened the competition on Tuesday night with a win at East Alabama Motor Speedway in Phenix City, AL. It was Dudley’s second win of the season driving The Racing Zone Rocket.
Neil Lee of Flowood, MS took his third NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series win of the season on Saturday night at Jackson Motor Speedway driving the JWH Equipment GRT. Hunter Duren of Yellville, AR was a first-time NeSmith Chevrolet WRS winner on Saturday night at West Plains Motor Speedway in West Plains, MO driving the Donnie Sharp Enterprises GRT.
Two-time Champion Trak-Star Race Cars built by Boland Performance of Cuba, AL and the defending and four-time Champion GRT Race Cars of Greenbrier, AR remain tied for the lead in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Chassis Manufacturers Challenge with 23 wins apiece. Shaw posted two Week 18 wins for Trak-Star Race Cars, while Neil Lee and Duran scored Week 18 wins for GRT Race Cars.
Dudley’s win brought Rocket Chassis of Shinnston, WV their seventh win of the season to keep them in the third spot, and Tennessee Ryan King’s win gave Stinger Race Cars built by J.T. Kerr Racing Equipment of Rockford, TN their sixth win of the season to hang on to the fourth spot in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Chassis Manufacturers Challenge standings.
Warrior Race Cars built by Goddard Performance of Knoxville, TN is fifth in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Chassis Manufacturers Challenge standings with three wins. TNT Race Cars of Piney Flats, TN is still looking for their first win of the season.
The complete NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series point standings can be found on the Points Page at www.nesmithracing.com on the Weekly Racing Series web site.
For more information about the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series visit the series web site at www.nesmithracing.com, or visit the series on Facebook at NeSmith Racing. Becoming a fan of the NeSmith Racing Facebook page will make you eligible for special prizes that will be given away each month. You can follow us on Twitter @NeSmithRacing.
Mickey Trosclair of Luling, LA continues to lead the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series standings with 790 points after netting seven points with a fourth-place finish on Friday night at Hattiesburg Motorsports Park in Hattiesburg, MS. Trosclair now holds a five point lead over Chase Washington of Houlka, MS.
Trosclair also had a 40-point win on Saturday night at Pike County Speedway in McComb, MS driving the J. Dunning Sandblasting and Painting Special, his 19th win of the 2012 NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series season.
Washington moved up to the second point in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series standings with 785 points after driving the Jerry Inmon Racing Special to his eighth win of the season on Friday night at Hattiesburg Motorsports Park, netting him ten points. Washington followed that up on Saturday night with win number nine at Columbus Speedway in Columbus, MS.
The third outing for Washington in Week 18 NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series competition came on Sunday night at Magnolia Motor Speedway in Columbus, MS where he had a second-place finish after a side-by-side duel with title contender Jeremy Shaw of Millport, AL in the Summit Resource Development Trak-Star.
Shannon Lee of Lumberton, MS raced to a pair of third-place finishes on Friday night at Hattiesburg Motorsports Park and at Jackson Motor Speedway in Jackson, MS on Saturday night driving the Billy Riels Racing Trak-Star. Lee netted two points to bring his best 14 week point total to 783 and the third spot in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series standings.
Ryan King and Ryan King both posted wins in NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Week 18 competition on Saturday night. Huh? Now, before you think this writer has totally lost his mind, Ryan King of Seymour, TN won at 411 Motor Speedway in Seymour, TN and Ryan King of Anniston, AL won at Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, AL.
Tennessee Ryan King drove the Brian King Roofing Stinger to his fifth win of the season and netted nine points to bring his 14 week total to 781 points and the fourth spot in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series standings. Alabama Ryan King drove the David King Automotive Special to his first win of the season.
A car owner with a sense of humor should hire both Ryan Kings, put them in identical cars and watch the scorers go insane!
Brent Barrett of Cleveland, MS was able to net nine points in double features on Saturday night at Greenville Speedway in Greenville, MS. Barrett drove the Custom Spraying GRT to a seventh-place finish in the Week 16 make-up feature to net three points, and then finished fourth in the Week 18 night cap to net six points. Barrett is fifth in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series standings with 764 points.
Michael Arnold of Hattiesburg, MS used his last week to earn full points count, as he drove the Billy Riels Racing/Reynolds Motorsports GRT to a second-place finish on Friday night at Hattiesburg Motorsports Park. The 49 points he earned moved Arnold up to the sixth spot in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series standings with 749 points.
Jeremy Shaw of Millport, AL continues to climb up the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series point standings after a busy and successful Week 18 of competition. Shaw picked up his seventh and eighth wins of the season while spending the weekend rolling back and forth on U.S. Highway 82 through Mississippi.
On Saturday night, Shaw competed in the Greenville Speedway double features, finishing second in the Week 16 make-up race, and then winning the Week 18 night cap. On Sunday night, Shaw was victorious for the second time in as many nights to bring his NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series point total up to 743 and the seventh spot in the standings. Shaw still has one more week to earn full points.
Corey Hedge(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word) of Loudon, TN is eighth in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series standings with 740 points. Hedge(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word) netted 23 points with a third-place finish on Saturday night at 411 Motor Speedway driving the Eagle Racing Engines Rocket.
Duke Palasini of Leland, MS vaulted into the top ten of the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series standings with his eighth win of the season and a third-place finish in the double features on Saturday night at Greenville Speedway driving the Palasini Farms Special. That landed the 2011 NeSmith Chevrolet WRS West Region Runner-Up in the ninth spot at 738 points with one more week left to earn full points.
Bubba Harrison of Cleveland, MS also used his last two weeks to earn full points to his advantage in the Greenville Speedway double features. Harrison drove the Robinson Electric GRT to a pair of sixth-place finishes to bring his 14-week point total up to 737 and the tenth spot in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series standings.
In other NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Week 18 action, Montana Dudley of Phenix City, AL opened the competition on Tuesday night with a win at East Alabama Motor Speedway in Phenix City, AL. It was Dudley’s second win of the season driving The Racing Zone Rocket.
Neil Lee of Flowood, MS took his third NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series win of the season on Saturday night at Jackson Motor Speedway driving the JWH Equipment GRT. Hunter Duren of Yellville, AR was a first-time NeSmith Chevrolet WRS winner on Saturday night at West Plains Motor Speedway in West Plains, MO driving the Donnie Sharp Enterprises GRT.
Two-time Champion Trak-Star Race Cars built by Boland Performance of Cuba, AL and the defending and four-time Champion GRT Race Cars of Greenbrier, AR remain tied for the lead in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Chassis Manufacturers Challenge with 23 wins apiece. Shaw posted two Week 18 wins for Trak-Star Race Cars, while Neil Lee and Duran scored Week 18 wins for GRT Race Cars.
Dudley’s win brought Rocket Chassis of Shinnston, WV their seventh win of the season to keep them in the third spot, and Tennessee Ryan King’s win gave Stinger Race Cars built by J.T. Kerr Racing Equipment of Rockford, TN their sixth win of the season to hang on to the fourth spot in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Chassis Manufacturers Challenge standings.
Warrior Race Cars built by Goddard Performance of Knoxville, TN is fifth in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Chassis Manufacturers Challenge standings with three wins. TNT Race Cars of Piney Flats, TN is still looking for their first win of the season.
The complete NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series point standings can be found on the Points Page at www.nesmithracing.com on the Weekly Racing Series web site.
For more information about the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series visit the series web site at www.nesmithracing.com, or visit the series on Facebook at NeSmith Racing. Becoming a fan of the NeSmith Racing Facebook page will make you eligible for special prizes that will be given away each month. You can follow us on Twitter @NeSmithRacing.